CABAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CABAL?

Need another word that means the same as “cabal”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “cabal” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cabal” are: camarilla, faction, junto, conspiracy, clique, coterie, group, set, band, party, camp, gang, ring, cell, sect, caucus, league, confederacy, junta, plotting, planning, collusion, scheming, machination, palace intrigue, trickery, sharp practice, double-dealing, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, deviousness, subterfuge, complot, conjure, conspire, machinate

Cabal as a Noun

Definitions of "Cabal" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cabal” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot.
• A secret political clique or faction.
• A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.
• A secret intrigue.

Synonyms of "Cabal" as a noun (32 Words)

band	A driving belt in machinery. Must I fall and die in bands.
camarilla	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. A military camarilla that has lost any sense of political reality.
camp	A group of people living together in a camp. Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling.
caucus	A conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction. Hawaii holds its nominating caucuses next Tuesday.
cell	The local area covered by one of the short range transmitters in a cellular telephone system. The cells of a honeycomb.
clique	An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. The old school clique.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
confederacy	The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. The Italian confederacy known as the Lombard League.
conspiracy	A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot. A conspiracy to destroy the government.
coterie	An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. A coterie of friends and advisers.
deviousness	The quality of being deceitful and underhanded.
double-dealing	Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.
faction	A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics. A council increasingly split by faction.
gang	An organized group of workmen. A street gang.
group	A set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse. I now belong to my local drama group.
junta	A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. The country s ruling military junta.
junto	A political grouping or faction, especially in 17th- and 18th-century Britain.
league	The contest for the championship of a league. The leading goalscorer in the league.
machination	A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.
palace intrigue	Official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign.
party	A person, especially one with specified characteristics. The visiting party will be asked to conform to safety procedures whilst on site.
planning	The act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise. His planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties.
plotting	A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal.
ring	The sound of a bell ringing E A Poe. He was knocking me all round the ring.
scheming	A schematic or preliminary plan. His own colleagues accused him of scheming.
sect	A subdivision of a larger religious group. Two of the older sects the Congregationalists and the Baptists were able to increase their membership dramatically.
set	A unit of play in tennis or squash. The sets were meticulously authentic.
sharp practice	A musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named.
subterfuge	Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. I hated all the subterfuges I hated lying to you.
trickery	The practice of deception. The dealer resorted to trickery.
underhandedness	Secretive or dishonest behaviour. He rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness.
unscrupulousness	The quality of unscrupulous dishonesty.

Usage Examples of "Cabal" as a noun

• A cabal of dissidents.

Cabal as a Verb

Definitions of "Cabal" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cabal” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.

Synonyms of "Cabal" as a verb (4 Words)

complot	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.
conjure	Call (an image) to the mind. They hoped to conjure up the spirit of their dead friend.
conspire	Make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act. They conspired to overthrow the government.
machinate	Engage in plots; scheme. Machinate a plot.

Associations of "Cabal" (30 Words)

abet	Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing. We are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.
accomplice	A person who helps another commit a crime. An accomplice in the murder.
bribery	The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage. A bribery scandal.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. We were cheated by their clever sounding scheme.
coalition	The state of being combined into one body. They had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats.
collude	Cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others. Certain officials were colluding in the avoidance of drugs tests.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
complicity	The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong. They were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government.
con	An instance of deceiving or tricking someone. She was jailed for conning her aunt out of 500 000.
conspiracy	A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot. They were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
conspire	Make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act. Everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.
corruption	The action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved. The luxury and corruption among the upper classes.
cozen	Be false to; be dishonest with. Do not think to cozen your contemporaries.
cronyism	The appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications. It looked like an end to the cronyism with which many of the government s appointments had been tainted.
deception	The act of deceiving. Obtaining property by deception.
embezzlement	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. Charges of fraud and embezzlement.
faction	A dissenting clique. The left wing faction of the party.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. He was convicted of fraud.
insider	An officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation’s operations. Political insiders.
insurgent	A person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary. A series of insurgent attacks.
junto	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.
liaison	A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between people. He s our liaison with a number of interested parties.
manipulation	The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner. His manipulation of his friends was scandalous.
nepotism	Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs. His years in office were marked by corruption and nepotism.
party	Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering typically with drinking and music. An old party has been coming in to clean.
patsy	A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. There is a mischievous sparkle in his eyes that suggests he is no patsy.
peculation	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
perpetrate	Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. A crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state.
punishment	A penalty inflicted as retribution for an offence. Crime demands just punishment.
scandal	Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. It s a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable.